The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life, Written by HimselfJ. & B. Williams, 1839 - 224 Seiten |
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... pass , at the end of the year , to the one next in order . But my father , burdened with a numerous family , found that he was incapable , without subjecting him- self to difficulties , of providing for the expenses of a collegiate ...
... pass , at the end of the year , to the one next in order . But my father , burdened with a numerous family , found that he was incapable , without subjecting him- self to difficulties , of providing for the expenses of a collegiate ...
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... pass the greater part of the night in reading by my bedside , when the book had been lent me in the eve- ning , and was to be returned the next morning , lest it might be missed or wanted . At length Mr. Matthew Adams , an ingenious ...
... pass the greater part of the night in reading by my bedside , when the book had been lent me in the eve- ning , and was to be returned the next morning , lest it might be missed or wanted . At length Mr. Matthew Adams , an ingenious ...
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... pass- ed thirty hours without provisions , and with no other drink than a bottle of bad rum , the water upon which we rowed being salt . In the evening I went to bed with a very violent fever . I had somewhere read that cold water ...
... pass- ed thirty hours without provisions , and with no other drink than a bottle of bad rum , the water upon which we rowed being salt . In the evening I went to bed with a very violent fever . I had somewhere read that cold water ...
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... pass with him almost all my leisure hours . He was then a sober and industrious lad ; his knowledge had gained him a very general esteem , and he seemed to promise to make an advantageous figure in society . But , dur- ing my absence ...
... pass with him almost all my leisure hours . He was then a sober and industrious lad ; his knowledge had gained him a very general esteem , and he seemed to promise to make an advantageous figure in society . But , dur- ing my absence ...
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... pass the evening with her as often as she desired it . Our sup- per consisted only of half an anchovy a - piece upon a slice of bread and butter , with half a pint of ale be- tween us . But the entertainment was in her conver- sation ...
... pass the evening with her as often as she desired it . Our sup- per consisted only of half an anchovy a - piece upon a slice of bread and butter , with half a pint of ale be- tween us . But the entertainment was in her conver- sation ...
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Seite 191 - ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost;" being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for the want of a little care about a horseshoe nail!
Seite 189 - and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us;...
Seite 193 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Seite 217 - For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?
Seite 127 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Seite 191 - And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. And again, The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands; and again, Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge; and again, Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open. Trusting too much to others...
Seite 189 - If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
Seite 147 - What? Touch-paper to be sure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the same class you'll find; They are the mere waste-paper of mankind.
Seite 189 - He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee, and Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise, as Poor Richard says.
Seite 202 - Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature.